| Chapter 3 |
1 | omoiwV ai gunaikeV upotassomenai toiV idioiV andrasin ina kai ei tineV apeiqousin tw logw dia thV twn gunaikwn anastrofhV aneu logou kerdhqhswntai |
2 | epopteusanteV thn en fobw agnhn anastrofhn umwn |
3 | wn estw ouc o exwqen emplokhV tricwn kai periqesewV crusiwn h endusewV imatiwn kosmoV |
4 | all o kruptoV thV kardiaV anqrwpoV en tw afqartw tou praeoV kai hsuciou pneumatoV o estin enwpion tou qeou poluteleV |
5 | outwV gar pote kai ai agiai gunaikeV ai elpizousai epi ton qeon ekosmoun eautaV upotassomenai toiV idioiV andrasin |
6 | wV sarra uphkousen tw abraam kurion auton kalousa hV egenhqhte tekna agaqopoiousai kai mh foboumenai mhdemian ptohsin |
7 | oi andreV omoiwV sunoikounteV kata gnwsin wV asqenesterw skeuei tw gunaikeiw aponemonteV timhn wV kai sugklhronomoi caritoV zwhV eiV to mh ekkoptesqai taV proseucaV umwn |
8 | to de teloV panteV omofroneV sumpaqeiV filadelfoi eusplagcnoi filofroneV |
9 | mh apodidonteV kakon anti kakou h loidorian anti loidoriaV tounantion de eulogounteV eidoteV oti eiV touto eklhqhte ina eulogian klhronomhshte |
10 | o gar qelwn zwhn agapan kai idein hmeraV agaqaV pausatw thn glwssan autou apo kakou kai ceilh autou tou mh lalhsai dolon |
11 | ekklinatw apo kakou kai poihsatw agaqon zhthsatw eirhnhn kai diwxatw authn |
12 | oti oi ofqalmoi kuriou epi dikaiouV kai wta autou eiV dehsin autwn proswpon de kuriou epi poiountaV kaka |
13 | kai tiV o kakwswn umaV ean tou agaqou mimhtai genhsqe |
14 | all ei kai pascoite dia dikaiosunhn makarioi ton de fobon autwn mh fobhqhte mhde taracqhte |
15 | kurion de ton qeon agiasate en taiV kardiaiV umwn etoimoi de aei proV apologian panti tw aitounti umaV logon peri thV en umin elpidoV meta prauthtoV kai fobou |
16 | suneidhsin econteV agaqhn ina en w katalalwsin umwn wV kakopoiwn kataiscunqwsin oi ephreazonteV umwn thn agaqhn en cristw anastrofhn |
17 | kreitton gar agaqopoiountaV ei qelei to qelhma tou qeou pascein h kakopoiountaV |
18 | oti kai cristoV apax peri amartiwn epaqen dikaioV uper adikwn ina hmaV prosagagh tw qew qanatwqeiV men sarki zwopoihqeiV de tw pneumati |
19 | en w kai toiV en fulakh pneumasin poreuqeiV ekhruxen |
20 | apeiqhsasin pote ote apax exedeceto h tou qeou makroqumia en hmeraiV nwe kataskeuazomenhV kibwtou eiV hn oligai toutestin oktw yucai dieswqhsan di udatoV |
21 | o kai hmaV antitupon nun swzei baptisma ou sarkoV apoqesiV rupou alla suneidhsewV agaqhV eperwthma eiV qeon di anastasewV ihsou cristou |
22 | oV estin en dexia tou qeou poreuqeiV eiV ouranon upotagentwn autw aggelwn kai exousiwn kai dunamewn |